Queensland girl critical in induced coma after falling from horse

A 10-year-old girl remains critical after falling from her horse during an equestrian event west of Brisbane at the weekend.

Abigail Sweeper suffered serious injuries after falling from a horse during the Laidley and District Pony Club Gymkhana in the Lockyer Valley on Sunday.

She was placed in an induced coma at Queensland Children’s Hospital. The hospital today confirmed she remains in a critical condition.

Abigail remains in an induced coma. (Supplied)

She is expected to remain in an induced coma for the next week.

The talented young rider, who competed at the PCAQ State Dressage Championship last week, now faces months, possibly years, of rehabilitation.

“When she wakes, she will be fighting a big battle to fully recover,” a crowd funding page reads.

“Abbie and her parents, Amanda and Russell, are very well known and heavily involved in riding and showing horses – it is their passion and life – and now, unfortunately, they find themselves in an unimaginably heartbreaking situation.”